The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-28
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- Auc arrangements tuAt uEu D6eQ maze
for reviewing the veterans were blown to
kingdom come. What the crowd wanted
wao to sec JEFF Davis himself, touch him,
II Epeasible, .era 10 worship. al. his teet.
The old veterans broke ranks and began
climbing up on the porch. The police
tried to pull them down, bnt they shouted
back that all the policemen in Georgia
could not keep them from ohaking hands
with jeff DAvis. n
Mr.. Davis, whose ssvelty.nine years
have left him in 3 very feeble state, made
desperate efforts 10 shake hands over tho
porch railing with everybody whom he
could reach. OF tho 5000 perhaps zoo
managed to touch tho hsnGe which Mr.
Davis now and then tore away from lhoss
who sought to hold them and daneled
over the railing. Whensvcr he did thin
the crowd below would grab his handa,
and some of tho men who were strong
enough to keep the others away etood end
held tho pale, thin hands 10 their lips and
waahed them with tears &E
Lons-haired, unfempt old feliows
crawlod right up On the shcu!deYs OF the
men In front OF them and piled oyor their
heads, regardlesa Of eTary thing bu. thoir
one purpose OF touching the hand Of JEFF
Davis. Tney scramb!td and
FOUGHT AND YBLLED AND CRIED 25,5
till bedlam must have seemed den5o
silence beside them. Yet, even then, the
enthusiasm was not O! Its height. 1t Yae
not until somebody handed tho ragged
battle-laE of the Third Georgia Regiment
over the heads OF the crowd that the etorm
blew lis wcrss. Al~. Davis graspel tho
tatters Of the flag and pressed ,hein to bis
lips. This vas the ptsusl Tor the MOS!
violent breaking forth. Tho uir was iull
of such expressions rs s'God blesB jeff
Davis! !" "God b!ees the n,s!" and kindred
ssntiments.s Men In the crowd bo.ow and
men end women on the porch broke
down under the strain put upon their
emotions, and in y moment the entire
multitude was in tears. A..
The old Confederate President waived
tho battle.tosn ensign over tther heada Of
the people, who yelled aud threw their
hats away and cried like SO many children.
Mrs. Davin and her two dspghtara kissed
tho tls2 in. turn ior each kiss 5. 600
huZzahs wont up. Mrs. DavIg q. last
tore OF shred CT the flag aud placed it
within the bosom ci her dress, whereuDon
q. perfect psnlsmonium. oi "God BlsRs
Youn and similar ehoute wcs let locsa.
When the Gag wss handed back to tho
multitude, the msl Ene.ched all available
ta;tera and pressed them warmly to their
lips. i}$sis !,
THE WEEPING ACT REPEATED.
Pretty soon Mr.. Davis arose, facing the
people ir the attitude 5ot a spcechmakor,
finally to bring ahou. luu, in which ho
was heard by tho very nearest oues 10
asy Friends ald Blothers:-I an Ike
that old flag, ta!tersd and torn by storms
and yesre. II love II for ifa own sske and
for yours. ! love it 30 lnemento OF what
your fathers did and what they hoped
you would do. Iwill eco you again. .n,'.ii
At this ipoint another ilag-one OF the
old original flags With the three bars md
the eleven B!ats-was pissed mp, and Mr..
Davla and bis eatire family kissed and
wept over it. z, >.EassEf5tS - jsi5 Sl, 2
Presently Governor Gordon pressed to
the front Of tho porch, and, alter getting
silence, began y speech, which .wss in.
intended t6 take the attention Of the crowd
from tho feeble old ,maawho had by this
time become sosthrllled and excited that
he trembled violently. Under coysr o.
Governor Gorton's speech, Mr.. Davis wa.
put iu a carriage and driven to the fs!,
grounds, where there wac a repetition o.
the acsne at Captain Johns!on'a houso.
y3 FLAG AND SENTIMENT ALIKE. Isl
gasor,l badges were preaor:ed to Mr.
Davis and bis dsushter. Theae presents
were made in behalf olseyeral military OF
ganiza!ions which are here, and tht
5adgee, which were very beautiful, all
bore conspicuously on their faces Uon.
iederate flags end printed sentiments, o
which the following, i,o1i the badge p,tl
eented to Mr.. Davis by the Young Sfe& {
Veteran Association, 10 an example: IA 4
EHWh:le the survivors of tho Confeder
acy do honor t3 their chieitain, wc thei,
cons, remembering y6Ir tai.hiulness t
aud sulreringo for them, Join our hocst;
with tholyu In gratitude, and togethe,
pledge you eternsl love, Our prayer !.